Tim Salmon

Since Jerry Dipoto's sudden resignation as the team's general manager seven months ago, the national narrative surrounding Scioscia has added the account that he was unfriendly to advanced metrics during Dipoto's tenure. He does not see it that way.

Saturday at Tempe Diablo Stadium, Scioscia was asked whether he planned to incorporate analytics in 2016 more than in previous years.

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